Control Systems Engineer

Job Title

Associate Control Engineer

Job Description and Duties

This position is physically located at the Joint Operations Center in Arden Arcade.

Duties: Under direction of the Senior Control Engineer, the Associate Control Engineer (ACE) will perform at the full journey level. The ACE will provide expertise in current control systems evaluation, design, and implementation practices; perform difficult engineering analysis of control systems equipment functional requirements, and conform to Branch engineering and operational standards with respect to the software, hardware, database control strategies, operator displays, and network communications of the State Water Project's (SWP) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control systems. In concert with the Senior Control Engineer, the incumbent will be afforded considerable latitude for independent judgment to execute their assigned work and will frequently provide team leadership and technical direction to Control Technicians, Control Engineers, and Student Assistants on existing, new, and replacement control system projects.

This position requires that the incumbent work cooperatively with others; maintain regular, consistent, predictable attendance; possess good written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills, and exercise good judgment and analytic skills.

Maintain SWP control system controllers, gateways, miscellaneous communications devices, and other associated Plant Aqueduct Controller equipment. Coordinate work requests, projects, and tasks with other Control Systems Branch (CSB) Sections, Energy Management Systems (EMS), Communications Branch, Field Divisions, State Water Project Analysis Office (SWPAO), Division of Engineering (DOE), and others as required. Develop written problem statements, requirements definition, formal design drawings and specifications, contract acquisition documents, implementation details and execution, installation, test, maintenance, and on-site inspection of equipment and software for SWP controllers and associated equipment.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.